Institutional narcissism in the Church of England
"The BBC, the NHS and Oxfam have a bad case of institutional narcissism", wrote Matthew Syed in the Sunday Times yesterday. It is a terse but cogent thesis, coming in…
Virtue signalling
Radical progressive activism and the Church of England
Civitas have published a new report: Rotting from the Head: Radical progressive activism and the Church of England. 'Radical progressive activism' is a slippery concept, not least because not all progressives would term their activism 'radical', and not all radicals…
Archbishop cheers Labour MP for breaking lockdown law
We are in the midst of a global pandemic, and the law of the land is clear: "no person may participate in a gathering which takes place in a public…
The Holocaust should not be syncretised: it was a unique glimpse of hell
"I am sure that Members across the House will wish to join me in marking Holocaust Memorial Day this Sunday," proclaimed the Prime Minister in PMQs on Wednesday. "It is…
Spectator urges knife attack on Archbishop of Canterbury
Peace on earth and good will toward men? Not from the Spectator toward Justin Welby there isn't. The magazine has just published its Christmas edition which includes a Santa's wish-list…
Asia Bibi asylum application was not ‘blocked’ by Theresa May (the Daily Mail made that up)
A few days ago the Daily Mail carried a quite shocking story about the Prime Minister's cold-hearted callousness. The report claimed that Theresa May had personally intervened and 'blocked' an…
Scrupulous for Christ: saving the Church from the doctrine of the infallibles
Ever since Jesus cried 'Woe' to the scribes and Pharisees, his disciples have been calling out the two-faced hypocrites and judiciously discerning whitewashed tombs – those who look all meek…
Ukip MEP bashes Archbishop for offering sanctuary to refugees
What do you think? There was an archbishop who loved to read The Guardian and watch the BBC. He saw that thousands upon thousands of Christians were suffering throughout…
Migrants, refugees, dead babies and 'virtue signalling': WWJD?
This is a guest post by the Rev’d Stephen Heard – Assistant Priest at St Mark’s Church, Enfield. He is a former civil servant with a background in political and…